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пья́нствовать — meaning in English

pyanstvovat

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English meaning

  • carouse verb To take part in a lively, often drunken, party.
  • guzzle verb To drink or eat something quickly and greedily.
  • tipple noun The part of a mine, near its entrance, where coal is loaded and unloaded.

Senses

пья́нствовать is used for these senses in English:

  • carouse (intransitive, or, transitive) To drink to excess.
  • drink like a fish (simile) To drink (especially alcohol) heavily and in excess.
  • guzzle (intransitive, dated) To consume alcoholic beverages, especially frequently or habitually.
  • tipple (ambitransitive) To drink too much alcohol. [from mid-16th c.]
  • tope (archaic) To drink excessively; to get drunk.

carouse — full definition

  1. verb To take part in a lively, often drunken, party.
  2. verb To drink far more alcohol than is sensible.

guzzle — full definition

  1. verb To drink or eat something quickly and greedily.
  2. verb To use up fuel or resources quickly and wastefully.
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